Russia is to build eight nuclear power units in Iran, as a new partnership agreement, guaranteed by the IAEA, was signed in Moscow on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The head of the Rosatom, Sergey Kirienko, and the chief of the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, signed a series of documents, promoting the links in the field of peaceful application of atomic energy between the countries, RIA Novosti reports.<\/p>\n
According to the agreement, Russia is to construct eight units with pressurized water reactors \u201cturn-key ready\u201d in Iran. Four of them will be built at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, also completed by Russia a year ago.<\/p>\n
Besides, nuclear fuel for the future reactors will be provided by Russia during the whole life cycle of the new reactors. Spent fuel will be returned for processing and storage.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the turning point in the relations between our countries,\u201d Salehi said. \u201cThese friendly actions, taken by Russia will be well-remembered.\u201d He added that now Russia and Iran \u201chave become even closer to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
The partners didn\u2019t touch upon the subject of possible shipment of enriched uranium to Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t discuss this question today,\u201d Kirienko told journalists after the signing of the protocol.<\/p>\n
Iran is currently facing a November 24 deadline to reach an agreement on its nuclear program, within the frame of year-long diplomatic talks. On Monday, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry tried to overcome the problems, and, according to the US State Department, the talks had proven “tough, direct and serious,” yet “there is still time” for progress, AFP reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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